[ˈka.noːn], [ˈkaː.non]
OriginBorrowed from Ancient Greek κανών (kanṓn, “measuring rod, standard”), akin to κάννα (kánna, “reed”), perhaps from Semitic (compare Hebrew קנה (qaneh, “reed”)).
- declension-3a measuring line
- declension-3, figurativelyprecept, rule, canon
- declension-3a yearly tribute paid to the emperor; (Medieval Latin, by extension) a periodic payment
- Ecclesiastical, Latin, declension-3authorized catalog, especially of books of the Bible or of the saints
- Ecclesiastical, Latin, declension-3decree of a church synod
- Ecclesiastical, Latin, declension-3the Canon of the Mass
- Medieval-Latin, declension-3relic
- Medieval-Latin, declension-3a cannon (artillery)
Formscanōn(canonical, masculine) · canonis(genitive) · canōn(nominative, singular) · canonēs(nominative, plural) · canonis(genitive, singular) · canonum(genitive, plural) · canonī(dative, singular) · canonibus(dative, plural) · canonem(accusative, singular) · canonēs(accusative, plural) · canone(ablative, singular) · canonibus(ablative, plural) · canōn(singular, vocative) · canonēs(plural, vocative) · canōnis(genitive)
Source: Wiktionary